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Winner Kyle Larson (Trent Gower Photo)
DOUBLE TAP: Kyle Larson sweeps Knoxville doubleheader for $20K payday
Brownells Big Guns Bash weekend dominated by Larson; Sweet rebounds and extends points lead
KNOXVILLE, IA – June 13, 2020 – Kyle Larson’s head fell from the weight of disappointment after looking at the small wooden ball for his pill draw.
He drew pill 56, putting him out third to last for qualifying.
Six hours later, he stood atop the wing of Paul Silva’s #57 Sprint Car in World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Victory Lane Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway for the second night in a row – picking up $20,000 in winnings between the two nights.
“Thanks to everyone on this car,” said an elated Larson. “Everybody who has helped me out. It just means a lot to be out here having fun, challenging for wins every night.”
He bested the past two Series champions to the sweep the Brownells Big Guns Bash weekend, beating 10-time Series champion Donny Schatz the first night and reigning champion Brad Sweet the next.
The win was not only the Elk Grove, CA native’s third World of Outlaws win this season – the first time he’s won more than two Series races in a year – but his fifth Sprint Car win in six days. No one and nothing have been able to get in the way of his trophy hunting path.
His pill draw that left him walking away with his head down earlier in the day proved to be a misleading obstacle. Larson qualified second in his Flight and then went on to win the fourth Drydene Heat Race of the night. Larson looked poised early on to back up his dominating performance from Friday.
However, Daryn Pittman stepped up in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash. He took the lead on the first lap and beat Sweet, by two seconds.
When the 30-lap Feature commenced, Pittman made the rest of the field look like they were down a cylinder. He had close to a three second lead by the third lap.
That ended six laps later. While trying to lap David Gravel in Turn 2, Pittman and he touched wheels, spinning each other. Both continued, but never recovered from their starting spots at the back of the field, finishing 18th and 19th, respectively.
Pittman’s misfortune handed the lead to Larson, who only held it for a lap before reigning Knoxville Raceway track champion Brian Brown took it from him on Lap 11. Larson then had to fend off his brother-in-law Sweet to hold second.
“I took a glance at the board on the restart and saw that he (Brown) was right on me,” Larson said. “I knew he was right on me. I knew he was going to run the top in (turns) three and four and thought if I could get a good three and four, he might not slide me the next end. But I didn’t get through there like I needed to, and he got the run and got by me. I knew my car was really good, so I just stayed patient behind him. Then Brad, he got to my inside and I cleared him off of (turn) two, otherwise that could have been the deciding factor of the race.”
Larson’s battle with Sweet showed him there was grip around the bottom of the half-mile track, which led him back to Brown’s bumper.
Larson reclaimed the lead with 17 laps to go. Sweet followed him by Brown for second, setting up the third duel this year between family members. However, Sweet’s Kasey Kahne Racing NAPA Auto Parts #49 couldn’t contend with the Finley Farms #57. Even through lap traffic, Larson maintained about a three second lead of Sweet.
“He (Larson) did a really good job,” Sweet, of Grass Valley, CA, said. “He was driving really hard. He’s a great race car driver. He runs the car on the ragged edge and makes it work and gets by lap cars. We had a great race car tonight compared to last night. A lot of great notes moving forward here. Big gains.”
Sweet’s second-place finish was an improved from his 12th-place run Friday night – the first time he finished outside the top-10 in 2020. With Schatz finishing 11th, Sweet extended his points lead over the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing to a 26-point gap.
Logan Schuchart remains third, 40 points behind Sweet, but also had a needed rebound Saturday night after two straight finishes outside the top-20. He drove his Drydene #1A from eighth to third.
“We had a night without struggles,” Schuchart, of Hanover, PA, said. “We’ll take some notes and see if we can qualify a little bit better. Seems like we have the racing thing down, just need to qualify better to put ourselves in better positions.”
Carson Macedo, who drivers for Kyle Larson’s Sprint Car team, brought his Tarlton & Son #2 home fourth for the second night in a row. His strong runs helped propelled him to fourth in points.
At the end of the day, there was nothing for Larson to hang his head about.
“Another good car,” Larson said. “Just sweet to have five in a row in a Sprint Car now. It feels pretty awesome. In front of a great crowd, too. It makes it feel even better.”
UP NEXT
The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series returns to Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, IN for the Series’ first doubleheader weekend at the track on Fri., June 19 and Sat. June 20. Saturday night’s race will be a historic event for the Series as it will be broadcasted live on CBS Sports Network, starting at 9 p.m. (ET).
Both nights will be broadcasted live on DIRTVision, as well. You can purchase tickets to the events by clicking here. https://mpv.tickets.com/?agency=WRG_SNG_MPV&orgid=52711&packageId=55776&packageListId=55775#/event/PKG/seatmap/?selectBuyers=false&minPrice=70&maxPrice=70&quantity=2&sort=price_desc&ada=false&seatSelection=true&onlyCoupon=true&onlyVoucher=false
Race Results: 6/13/20 – Knoxville Raceway
NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [4][$10,000]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2][$5,000]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [8][$3,000]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [13][$2,700]; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [10][$2,500]; 6. 21-Brian Brown [6][$2,200]; 7. 2M-Kerry Madsen [12][$2,000]; 8. 24-Rico Abreu [5][$1,800]; 9. 18-Ian Madsen [11][$1,600]; 10. 39-Sammy Swindell [20][$1,450]; 11. 15-Donny Schatz [17][$1,300]; 12. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [16][$1,200]; 13. 17W-Shane Golobic [15][$1,100]; 14. 7-Tim Kaeding [18][$1,000]; 15. 39M-Anthony Macri [22][$950]; 16. 17A-Austin McCarl [23][$900]; 17. 7X-Justin Henderson [14][$850]; 18. 83-Daryn Pittman [1][$750]; 19. 41-David Gravel [21][$725]; 20. 14-Parker Price-Miller [3][$700]; 21. 1A-Jacob Allen [7][$700]; 22. 56N-Davey Heskin [19][$700]; 23. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [24][$700]; 24. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey [9][$700];
Lap Leaders: Daryn Pittman 1-9; Kyle Larson 10, 14-30; Brian Brown 11-13;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 39-Sammy Swindell[+10]
Qualifying Flight-A – 1. 2-Carson Macedo, 15.09; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen, 15.097; 3. 24-Rico Abreu, 15.26; 4. 55M-McKenna Haase, 15.31; 5. 39M-Anthony Macri, 15.392; 6. 18-Ian Madsen, 15.414; 7. 21-Brian Brown, 15.505; 8. 56N-Davey Heskin, 15.625; 9. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey, 15.648; 10. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 15.715; 11. 15-Donny Schatz, 15.721; 12. 20-A.J. Moeller, 15.747; 13. 5-Brent Marks, 15.763; 14. 71-Shane Stewart, 15.785; 15. 44S-Trey Starks, 15.79; 16. O9-Matt Juhl, 15.824; 17. 41-David Gravel, 15.85; 18. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg, 15.879; 19. 2KS-Chad Boespflug, 15.921; 20. 33M-Mason Daniel, 15.929; 21. 35-Zach Hampton, 15.943; 22. 9-Kasey Kahne, 15.962; 23. 17W-Shane Golobic, 16.005; 24. 6-Bill Rose, 16.027; 25. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 16.052; 26. 56-Joe Simbro, 16.075; 27. 14K-Tori Knutson, 17.114
Qualifying Flight-B – 1. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 15.679; 2. 57-Kyle Larson, 15.734; 3. 5X-Gio Scelzi, 15.871; 4. 49-Brad Sweet, 15.896; 5. 83-Daryn Pittman, 15.901; 6. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 15.925; 7. 7X-Justin Henderson, 15.96; 8. 39-Sammy Swindell, 15.986; 9. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 16.003; 10. 17A-Austin McCarl, 16.049; 11. R44-Jeff Swindell, 16.099; 12. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 16.128; 13. 4-Terry McCarl, 16.158; 14. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 16.162; 15. 7-Tim Kaeding, 16.217; 16. 15M-Bobby Mincer, 16.217; 17. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 16.236; 18. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, 16.274; 19. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 16.326; 20. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, 16.333; 21. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 16.357; 22. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer, 16.381; 23. 7S-Jason Sides, 16.445; 24. 44-Chris Martin, 16.466; 25. 9W-Ryan Giles, 16.543; 26. 50-Mike Ayers, 17.228
Non-Qualifier (8 Laps) – 1. 13-Mark Dobmeier [2]; 2. 17W-Shane Golobic [5]; 3. 9-Kasey Kahne [3]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [6]; 5. 44-Chris Martin [8]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [9]; 7. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [4]; 8. 9W-Ryan Giles [10]; 9. 6-Bill Rose [7]; 10. 35-Zach Hampton [1]; 11. 56-Joe Simbro [11]; 12. 14K-Tori Knutson [13]; 13. 50-Mike Ayers [12]
DRYDENE Heat #1 – Flight (A) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 2. 21-Brian Brown [4]; 3. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey [5]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [1]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [6]; 6. 39M-Anthony Macri [3]; 7. 41-David Gravel [9]; 8. 44S-Trey Starks [8]; 9. 13-Mark Dobmeier [11]; 10. 5-Brent Marks [7]; 11. 2KS-Chad Boespflug [10]
DRYDENE Heat #2 – Flight (A) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 1A-Jacob Allen [1]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]; 3. 18-Ian Madsen [3]; 4. 17W-Shane Golobic [11]; 5. 56N-Davey Heskin [4]; 6. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [9]; 7. 55M-McKenna Haase [2]; 8. O9-Matt Juhl [8]; 9. 71-Shane Stewart [7]; 10. 20-A.J. Moeller [6]; 11. 33M-Mason Daniel [10]
DRYDENE Heat #3 – Flight (B) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 14-Parker Price-Miller [1]; 2. 83-Daryn Pittman [3]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [9]; 4. 7X-Justin Henderson [4]; 5. 7-Tim Kaeding [8]; 6. 4-Terry McCarl [7]; 7. 9-Kasey Kahne [11]; 8. R44-Jeff Swindell [6]; 9. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [10]; 10. 2C-Wayne Johnson [5]; 11. 5X-Gio Scelzi [2]
DRYDENE Heat #4 – Flight (B) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 2M-Kerry Madsen [3]; 4. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [7]; 5. 39-Sammy Swindell [4]; 6. 17A-Austin McCarl [5]; 7. 3-Jac Haudenschild [6]; 8. 7S-Jason Sides [11]; 9. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [9]; 10. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [10]; 11. 15M-Bobby Mincer [8]
DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 83-Daryn Pittman [2]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 3. 14-Parker Price-Miller [1]; 4. 57-Kyle Larson [5]; 5. 24-Rico Abreu [4]; 6. 21-Brian Brown [8]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [6]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart [7]
C-Main (10 Laps) – Top 2 Transfer – 1. 5-Brent Marks [1][-]; 2. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [4][-]; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser [8][$150]; 4. 9W-Ryan Giles [10][$150]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson [2][$150]; 6. 44-Chris Martin [7][$125]; 7. 15M-Bobby Mincer [6][$125]; 8. 2KS-Chad Boespflug [5][$125]; 9. 6-Bill Rose [11][$125]; 10. 56-Joe Simbro [13][$125]; 11. 35-Zach Hampton [12][$125]; 12. 14K-Tori Knutson [14][$125]; 13. 50-Mike Ayers [15][$125]; 14. 20-A.J. Moeller [3][$125]; 15. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [9][$125]; 16. 33M-Mason Daniel [16][$125]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 41-David Gravel [7][-]; 2. 39M-Anthony Macri [3][-]; 3. 17A-Austin McCarl [6][-]; 4. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [5][-]; 5. 44S-Trey Starks [9][$300]; 6. 13-Mark Dobmeier [13][$250]; 7. O9-Matt Juhl [11][$225]; 8. 9-Kasey Kahne [8][$200]; 9. 3-Jac Haudenschild [10][$200]; 10. 7S-Jason Sides [14][$200]; 11. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [19][$200]; 12. 5-Brent Marks [18][$200]; 13. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [16][$200]; 14. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [17][$200]; 15. 55M-McKenna Haase [1][$200]; 16. 71-Shane Stewart [15][$200]; 17. 4-Terry McCarl [4][$200]; 18. R44-Jeff Swindell [12][$200]; 19. 5X-Gio Scelzi [2][$200]
Aaron Reutzel earns 30th-career All Star victory during visit to Lonestar Speedway
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Winner Aaron Reutzel (Serena Dalhamer Photo)
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Aaron Reutzel earns 30th-career All Star victory during visit to Lonestar Speedway
KILGORE, Texas (June 13, 2020) - Performing in true championship form, two-time and defending Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 titlist, Aaron Reutzel, put on an impressive performance on Saturday evening during his visit to Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas, ultimately capping the Cometic Gasket Thunder Through The Plains presented by Hercules Tires program with a main event victory, the 30th Series win of his career and scoring $5,000 in the process. Padding the stat book, the All Star triumph was a first in his home state of Texas, decimating the field after taking command on lap 10 and crossing under the final checkers by a margin of victory just shy of four seconds.
The Lonestar Speedway win resulted in Reutzel’s second trip to victory lane during the Thunder Through The Plains campaign, earning the first over Kyle Larson during a barn burner at Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Oklahoma, on Friday, June 5.
“The last couple of starts have been frustrating, I’m not going to lie. It’s really taken a toll on me. I feel like we’ve been good enough to be a podium car every night, we’ve just had a lot of dumb stuff happen. But my guys never gave up and they continue to do a phenomenal job,” Aaron Reutzel said, driver of the Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports/Folkens Brothers Trucking/Fischer Body Shop/Hollywood Blasting & Coating/No. 87 sprint car. “I hate to say that only our team works their butts off because every team out here works their butts off. We’ve been at the track every night for the past ten nights. Tonight, it just all finally worked out for us. It certainly wouldn’t be possible with my guys, Jim Bob and Dylan, and all of our great partners.”
Lining up fourth on the 30-lap grid by way of dash result, it did not take long for Reutzel to battle his way toward the front, already powering into second by the time the first two laps were checked off the counter. At the time, Cory Eliason maintained the race lead, utilizing the pole position to earn the top spot after the initial start.
By lap nine, Eliason found himself in traffic, nearly getting caught up with a slower car which allowed Reutzel to close-in on the Rudeen Racing entry. The very next circuit, Reutzel made his move, first pulling even with Eliason through turns one and two, all before driving by his fellow All Star full-timer as the pair raced off of turn four. From that point on, it was the ‘Aaron Reutzel Show,’ picking off slower cars one at a time with ease before earning his fifth All Star Circuit of Champions victory of the 2020 season.
“I’m just trying to represent the great state of Texas the best that I can,” an elated Aaron Reutzel continued, followed by an immediate cheer from the crowd. “To get a win in front of this awesome crowd is phenomenal. I’m glad I could pull it off for my fellow Texans.”
Although Reutzel went on to be unchallenged, Visalia, California’s Cory Eliason was not so fortunate, eventually feeling pressure from third row starter Dominic Scelzi during the closing circuits. Despite failing to get by Eliason, Scelzi certainly made things exciting and fell short of the runner-up spot by less than a ten-thousandths of a second. Refusing to admit he was defeated on-track, Scelzi proceeded to challenge Eliason to a rock-paper-scissors battle in the pit area after the feature was checkered; the result was a tie.
Justin Sanders finished fourth at Lonestar Speedway, followed by the ‘Jonestown Jet’ Brock Zearfoss.
What’s Next:
The Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 will conclude the 2020 edition of Cometic Gasket Thunder Through The Plains presented by Hercules Tires with a visit to Chatham Speedway in Chatham, Louisiana, on Sunday, June 14. Those seeking additional information pertaining to the event should visit Chatham Speedway online at www.chathamspeedway.com.
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Contingency Awards/Results: Lonestar Speedway - June 13, 2020:
Event: Cometic Gasket Thunder Through The Plains presented by Hercules Tires
Entries: 18
C&R Racing All Star Warm-Ups: Cory Eliason - 12.870
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Aaron Reutzel - 12.709
Ford Performance Heat #1 Winner: Skylar Gee
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2 Winner: Brock Zearfoss
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3 Winner: Justin Sanders
Kear’s Speed Shop Dash Winner: Cory Eliason
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet A-Main Winner: Aaron Reutzel
Hercules Tire A-Main Hard Charger: Zeb Wise (+5)
Qualifying
1.87-Aaron Reutzel, 12.709; 2. 14-Tony Stewart, 12.842; 3. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 12.894; 4. 26-Cory Eliason, 12.920; 5. 13-Paul McMahan, 12.922; 6. 48-Danny Dietrich, 12.957; 7. 70-Roger Crockett, 12.984; 8. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 12.992; 9. 16A-Justin Sanders, 13.016; 10. 99-Skylar Gee, 13.094; 11. 11-Zeb Wise, 13.119; 12. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr., 13.168; 13. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.299; 14. 17-Josh Baughman, 13.340; 15. 17g-Channin Tankersley, 13.418; 16. 23B-Brian Bell, 13.590; 17. 4-Danny Smith, 13.651; 18. 4m-Austin Mundie, 14.339;
Heat #1 (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer
1. 99-Skylar Gee [1]; 2. 70-Roger Crockett [2]; 3. 23B-Brian Bell [6]; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 5. W20-Greg Wilson [5]; 6. 26-Cory Eliason [3]
Heat #2 (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer
1. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [2]; 2. 11-Zeb Wise [1]; 3. 14-Tony Stewart [4]; 4. 17-Josh Baughman [5]; 5. 13-Paul McMahan [3]; 6. 4-Danny Smith [6]
Heat #3 (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer
1. 16A-Justin Sanders [2]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich [3]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [1]; 4. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [4]; 5. 17G-Channin Tankersley [5]; 6. 4M-Austin Mundie [6]
Dash #1 (6 Laps)
1. 26-Cory Eliason [2]; 2. 13-Paul McMahan [1]; 3. 16A-Justin Sanders [4]; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel [8]; 5. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [3]; 6. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [5]; 7. 14-Tony Stewart [7]; 8. 99-Skylar Gee [6]
A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 2. 26-Cory Eliason [1]; 3. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [5]; 4. 16A-Justin Sanders [3]; 5. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [6]; 6. 11-Zeb Wise [11]; 7. 14-Tony Stewart [7]; 8. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [12]; 9. 13-Paul McMahan [2]; 10. 99-Skylar Gee [8]; 11. 70-Roger Crockett [10]; 12. 48-Danny Dietrich [9]; 13. 17-Josh Baughman [14]; 14. 17G-Channin Tankersley [16]; 15. 23B-Brian Bell [13]; 16. W20-Greg Wilson [15]; 17. 4-Danny Smith [17]; 18. 4M-Austin Mundie [18] Lap Leaders: Cory Eliason (1-9), Aaron Reutzel (10-30)
2020 All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings: (As of June 13, 2020)
1. Aaron Reutzel - 1448
2. Cory Eliason - 1430
3. Danny Dietrich - 1408
4. Brock Zearfoss - 1404
5. Zeb Wise - 1382
6. Paul McMahan - 1342
7. Tony Stewart - 1306
8. Skylar Gee - 1280
9. Greg Wilson - 1272
10. Josh Baughman - 1260
2020 Thunder Through The Plains Driver Standings: (As of June 13, 2020)
1. Cory Eliason - 1182
2. Aaron Reutzel - 1152
3. Danny Dietrich - 1138
4. Brock Zearfoss - 1124
5. Zeb Wise - 1122
6. Dominic Scelzi - 1114
7. Paul McMahan - 1074
8. Skylar Gee - 1062
9. Greg Wilson - 1058
10. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. - 1048
2020 All Star Circuit of Champions Winners:
Volusia Speedway Park, Fla. (2/5/2020): Brad Sweet
Volusia Speedway Park, Fla. (2/6/2020): Aaron Reutzel
East Bay Raceway Park, Fla. (2/10/2020): Aaron Reutzel (2)
East Bay Raceway Park, Fla. (2/11/2020): Kyle Larson
Park Jefferson International Speedway, S.D. (5/29/2020): Aaron Reutzel (3)
Park Jefferson International Speedway, S.D. (5/30/2020): Austin McCarl
Red Dirt Raceway, Okla. (6/5/2020): Aaron Reutzel (4)
81 Speedway, Kan. (6/7/2020): Kyle Larson (2)
Lawton Speedway, Okla. (6/8/2020): Kyle Larson (3)
Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Texas (6/10/2020): Kyle Larson (4)
Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Okla. (6/11/2020): Brock Zearfoss
Monarch Motor Speedway, Texas (6/12/2020): Danny Dietrich
Lonestar Speedway, Texas (6/13/2020): Aaron Reutzel (5)
About the All Star Circuit of Champions:
All Star Enterprises, LLC, wholly owned by Tony Stewart, d/b/a the All Star Circuit of Champions, is a winged sprint car series. The All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series is one of the oldest traveling 410 sprint car organizations and is a staple of grassroots, open-wheel racing. Formed in 1970 by Bud Miller, the series has largely been considered the first 'outlaw' Sprint Car organization of the modern era. Motorsports entrepreneur Tony Stewart agreed to terms with Guy Webb to become the sole owner of the original winged sprint car tour in January of 2015.
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Kyle Larson Beats Donny Schatz At Knoxville For World of Outlaws Win
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Winner Kyle Larson (Trent Gower Photo)
THE BIG GUN: Kyle Larson scores win at Knoxville Raceway
Big night at Knoxville sees the return of fans and a milestone for Johnny Gibson
KNOXVILLE, IA – June 12, 2020 – Kyle Larson’s last attempt at taking on the Outlaws two weeks ago saw 10-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz steal the win from him on the final lap.
In his return Friday night at Knoxville Raceway, Larson, again, found Schatz standing in the way of another victory. This time, he made sure the Fargo, ND driver was out of rage on the final lap to secure his first win at “The Sprint Car Capital of the World” during the first night of the Brownells Big Guns Bash doubleheader.
“It’s awesome,” Larson said in Victory Lane. “It’s a pleasure to drive for (car owner and crew chief) Paul Silva and everybody who helps out on this team.”
He had already accumulated three wins in four days with Silva while racing down south, before the night. That momentum carried over to the iconic half-mile track, where Larson and Silva struggled in their last two races there. They finished 10th when the Series returned to racing at the track in May and failed to qualify for the Knoxville Nationals last year.
This year, they’ve found their rhythm. Larson didn’t show it early on in the night, though. While David Gravel set Quick Time for the third time this year, Larson qualified seventh in his flight. He was able to make it up to second in his Drydene Heat Race, behind Gravel, but settled for a sixth-place finish in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash – won by Gravel.
When it came time for the 25-lap Feature, Gravel – who won the Knoxville race in May – and Schatz appeared to be the favorites. Gravel had dominated everything up until that point and Schatz’s speed improved as the night went on.
The Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing driver showed that in the opening laps of the Feature by taking the lead from Gravel on the second lap and driving away from the field.
Larson was putting on an impressive performance behind them, darting his way from sixth to third on the first lap. Five laps later, he worked his way around the outside of Gravel to take second. A caution on Lap 6 then put Larson on Schatz’s bumper.
On the restart, Larson launched ahead of Schatz to take the lead, but Rico Abreu flipped in Turn 2 before the lap was completed, giving Schatz the lead back. When the race went green, again, Schatz was ready for Larson. He had a two-car length lead on Larson by the time they exited Turn 2 and pulled away further the next corner.
Schatz looked to be in command of the race and on his way to another Knoxville win. However, the ever-adaptable Larson found a new line that cut Schatz’s lead from half a straightaway to nothing in about three laps.
“Before the first caution I could enter above the holes here in (Turn) one and diamond the corner off of (Turn) two and I felt like I could maintain with him (Schatz),” Larson said. “Once I got into second, Donny was still following the top and I was able to make that line work to get the run off of (Turn) three and pass him.”
Once he took the lead from Schatz with 15 laps to go, Larson ran to home base on a home run swing. Lap cars did little to slow him down. The only hinderance he faced was when his nose wing fell down on the final lap, giving him little downforce on the front of his car. It caused him to miss his marks, but they were tiny errors in the overall scope of the race. The Elk Grove, CA driver crossed the finish line 3.1 sec. ahead of Schatz, bringing the crowd of fans to their feet – Knoxville’s first time with fans at a World of Outlaws race this year – and giving Johnny Gibson a special memory for his 2,000th consecutive race.
“Knoxville is one of my favorite tracks,” Larson said. “Paul Silva has been working his butt off. I’ve been complaining to him a lot. But we’re a great team and like I said, it’s a pleasure to get to race for him.”
The win is Larson’s second World of Outlaws win of 2020 and 10th overall, tying him on the all-time wins list with Danny Smith and Joe Gaerte, who is the crew chief for Kyle Larson Racing.
While Schatz had to settle for second, the finish is his fifth top-five finish in a row.
“He just found a different line in (turns) one and two,” Schatz said. “I didn’t think it would stay that long, so I didn’t try it. You can’t be making any mistakes. But, if you’re going to make them, now is the time to do it. It was a real solid night.”
Gravel ended the night third and said he’s pleased with it considering Jason Johnson Racing brought out a new car for the event.
Carson Macedo, who drivers for Kyle Larson Racing, earned his second top-five of the season with a fourth-place finish.
Series points leader Brad Sweet had a rough night, finishing 12th – his first finish outside the top-10 this year. He wasn’t alone as Logan Schuchart had an engine fail in Qualifying and found himself having to use a provisional to start the Feature. He was able to charge from 25th to 13th, earning his the KSE Hard Charger award.
Sweet is now ahead of Schatz by eight points and Schuchart by 38.
UP NEXT
The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series returns to Knoxville Raceway Saturday, June 13 for the final night of the Brownells Big Guns Bash. You can watch all of the action live on DIRTVision.
Race Results: 6/12/20 – Knoxville Raceway
NOS Energy Drink Feature (25 Laps) – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [6]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 3. 41-David Gravel [1]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [9]; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [11]; 6. 18-Ian Madsen [4]; 7. 39-Sammy Swindell [7]; 8. 71-Shane Stewart [5]; 9. 7-Tim Kaeding [20]; 10. 2M-Kerry Madsen [10]; 11. O9-Matt Juhl [12]; 12. 49-Brad Sweet [18]; 13. 1S-Logan Schuchart [25]; 14. 5X-Gio Scelzi [21]; 15. 21-Brian Brown [15]; 16. 17A-Austin McCarl [23]; 17. 83-Daryn Pittman [19]; 18. 39M-Anthony Macri [14]; 19. 14-Parker Price-Miller [16]; 20. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey [13]; 21. 11K-Kraig Kinser [26]; 22. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [22]; 23. 1A-Jacob Allen [17]; 24. 20-A.J. Moeller [8]; 25. 2C-Wayne Johnson [24]; 26. 24-Rico Abreu [3]; Lap Leaders: David Gravel 1, Donny Schatz 2-9, Kyle Larson 10-25; KSE Hard Charger Award: 1S-Logan Schuchart[+12]
Qualifying Flight-A – 1. 41-David Gravel, 15.022; 2. 15-Donny Schatz, 15.119; 3. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey, 15.121; 4. 39-Sammy Swindell, 15.158; 5. 2-Carson Macedo, 15.226; 6. 21-Brian Brown, 15.245; 7. 57-Kyle Larson, 15.333; 8. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 15.386; 9. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 15.419; 10. 7S-Jason Sides, 15.483; 11. 1A-Jacob Allen, 15.537; 12. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 15.552; 13. 56N-Davey Heskin, 15.565; 14. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 15.568; 15. 44S-Trey Starks, 15.607; 16. 83-Daryn Pittman, 15.652; 17. 17W-Shane Golobic, 15.661; 18. 5-Brent Marks, 15.684; 19. 7X-Justin Henderson, 15.727; 20. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg, 15.904; 21. 6-Bill Rose, 15.934; 22. 44-Chris Martin, 16.001; 23. 35-Zach Hampton, 16.037; 24. 15M-Bobby Mincer, 16.06; 25. 56-Joe Simbro, 16.375; 26. 14K-Tori Knutson, 16.994; 27. 1S-Logan Schuchart, NT
Qualifying Flight-B – 1. 18-Ian Madsen, 15.572; 2. 20-A.J. Moeller, 15.663; 3. 24-Rico Abreu, 15.752; 4. O9-Matt Juhl, 15.804; 5. 5X-Gio Scelzi, 15.848; 6. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 15.872; 7. 39M-Anthony Macri, 15.873; 8. 71-Shane Stewart, 15.913; 9. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 15.914; 10. 7-Tim Kaeding, 15.967; 11. 4-Terry McCarl, 16.007; 12. 17A-Austin McCarl, 16.009; 13. 55M-McKenna Haase, 16.016; 14. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 16.027; 15. 49-Brad Sweet, 16.035; 16. 2KS-Chad Boespflug, 16.145; 17. 9-Kasey Kahne, 16.197; 18. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, 16.226; 19. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer, 16.29; 20. 33M-Mason Daniel, 16.294; 21. 9W-Ryan Giles, 16.305; 22. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 16.327; 23. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 16.369; 24. R44-Jeff Swindell, 16.545; 25. 50-Mike Ayers, 17.405; 26. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, NT
Non-Qualifier (8 Laps) – 1. 9W-Ryan Giles [2]; 2. 6-Bill Rose [9]; 3. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [6]; 4. 44-Chris Martin [3]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [4]; 6. R44-Jeff Swindell [8]; 7. 15M-Bobby Mincer [7]; 8. 35-Zach Hampton [5]; 9. 56-Joe Simbro [9]; 10. 1S-Logan Schuchart [13]; 11. 50-Mike Ayers [10]; 12. 14K-Tori Knutson [11]
DRYDENE Heat #1 – Flight (A) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 41-David Gravel [1]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson [4]; 3. 2-Carson Macedo [3]; 4. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey [2]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [6]; 6. 2C-Wayne Johnson [5]; 7. 56N-Davey Heskin [7]; 8. 44S-Trey Starks [8]; 9. 7X-Justin Henderson [10]; 10. 17W-Shane Golobic [9]; 11. 9W-Ryan Giles [11]
DRYDENE Heat #2 – Flight (A) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 39-Sammy Swindell [2]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [4]; 4. 21-Brian Brown [3]; 5. 83-Daryn Pittman [8]; 6. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [7]; 7. 3-Jac Haudenschild [6]; 8. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 9. 5-Brent Marks [9]; 10. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [10]; 11. 6-Bill Rose [11]
DRYDENE Heat #3 – Flight (B) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 2. 18-Ian Madsen [1]; 3. 2M-Kerry Madsen [5]; 4. 39M-Anthony Macri [4]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [8]; 6. 5X-Gio Scelzi [3]; 7. 4-Terry McCarl [6]; 8. 9-Kasey Kahne [9]; 9. 55M-McKenna Haase [7]; 10. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [11]; 11. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [10]
DRYDENE Heat #4 – Flight (B) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 71-Shane Stewart [4]; 2. 20-A.J. Moeller [1]; 3. O9-Matt Juhl [2]; 4. 14-Parker Price-Miller [3]; 5. 7-Tim Kaeding [5]; 6. 17A-Austin McCarl [6]; 7. 13-Mark Dobmeier [7]; 8. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [9]; 9. 44-Chris Martin [11]; 10. 33M-Mason Daniel [10]; 11. 2KS-Chad Boespflug [8]
DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 41-David Gravel [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [8]; 3. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 4. 18-Ian Madsen [6]; 5. 71-Shane Stewart [3]; 6. 57-Kyle Larson [7]; 7. 39-Sammy Swindell [5]; 8. 20-A.J. Moeller [4]
C-Main (10 Laps) – Top 2 Transfer – 1. 17W-Shane Golobic [1]; 2. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [3]; 3. 9W-Ryan Giles [5]; 4. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [2]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [9]; 6. 33M-Mason Daniel [4]; 7. R44-Jeff Swindell [10]; 8. 15M-Bobby Mincer [11]; 9. 2KS-Chad Boespflug [8]; 10. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [6]; 11. 14K-Tori Knutson [15]; 12. 50-Mike Ayers [14]; 13. 1S-Logan Schuchart [13]; 14. 56-Joe Simbro [12]; 15. 6-Bill Rose [7]; 16. 35-Zach Hampton [16]; 17. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [17]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 5X-Gio Scelzi [2]; 2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [3]; 3. 17A-Austin McCarl [4]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson [1]; 5. 4-Terry McCarl [6]; 6. 56N-Davey Heskin [5]; 7. 5-Brent Marks [15]; 8. 3-Jac Haudenschild [7]; 9. 9-Kasey Kahne [10]; 10. 7X-Justin Henderson [13]; 11. 17W-Shane Golobic [17]; 12. 7S-Jason Sides [11]; 13. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [12]; 14. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [18]; 15. 44S-Trey Starks [9]; 16. 55M-McKenna Haase [14]; 17. 44-Chris Martin [16]; 18. 13-Mark Dobmeier [8]
Danny Dietrich leads all 30 to score All Star victory at Monarch Motor Speedway
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Winner Danny Dietrich (Lonnie Wheatley Photo)
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Danny Dietrich leads all 30 to score All Star victory at Monarch Motor Speedway
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (June 12, 2020) - Improving one position over his Thursday night result at Southern Oklahoma Speedway, ‘Double-D’ Danny Dietrich nearly swept the entire evening program on Friday night at Monarch Motor Speedway, first earning victories during heat race and dash competition, then capping the Cometic Gasket Thunder Through The Plains presented by Hercules Tires showcase by leading all 30 circuits during the evening’s main event and scoring $5,000 in the process. For Dietrich, the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 victory was his first of the season, simultaneously increasing his career All Star win total to 12.
“My goal coming down here was to win at least one of these races. We were pretty close last night, so to get it done here tonight is pretty awesome,” Danny Dietrich said, driver of the Gary Kauffman Racing/Weikert’s Livestock/Sandoe’s Fruit Market’/Pace Performance/Big Cove Whitetail Trophy Hunts/Drop Of Ink Tattoo/Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC/Self Made/No. 48 sprint car. “It has been a pretty demanding week. Getting a win with the All Stars makes the work and the heat totally worth it. Hopefully we get to come back to this place and do it again next year.”
Earning the pole position by way of dash win, Danny Dietrich’s route to Monarch Motor Speedway victory lane was relatively unchallenged, first dealing with a pair of opening lap stoppages before the race could officially commence.
Immediately choosing the cushion over the bottom groove, Dietrich jumped to the early advantage, keeping fellow front row starter Cory Eliason at bay as the duo raced beyond the flagstand to complete the opening lap.
Continuing to zing the top of the speedway, Dietrich and Eliason met traffic for the first time on lap 12, thus allowing Eliason to close the gap on Dietrich ever so slightly. Traffic continued to be a factor over the next several circuits, ultimately intensifying with cars stacked two and three wide by lap 21. Although Dietrich did his best to lose Eliason among the slower cars, the driver of the Rudeen Racing entry held on and kept pace with the Gettysburg-native, driving himself within a few car lengths of Dietrich’s back bumper.
Eventually finding his way back to clean air, Dietrich quickly picked up the pace and sailed home, increasing his lead to just shy of three seconds by the time the final checkers waved.
Besides the pair of red flag incidents on the opening lap, the first for Premier Motorsports’ Justin Peck and the second for a multi-car pileup on the front straightaway, the evening’s 30-lapper would go on to be caution free.
“I just want to thank my car owner, Gary Kauffman, for allowing this trip to happen. There are a lot of great people who support this race team and we wouldn’t be in this position without them,” Dietrich continued. “We still have two nights to go, so hopefully we can do this again and give our fans back home something to be even more proud of.”
Cory Eliason would finish second at Monarch Motor Speedway, followed by Southern Oklahoma winner Brock Zearfoss, Roger Crockett, and Dominic Scelzi.
What’s Next:
The Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 will continue the 2020 edition of Cometic Gasket Thunder Through The Plains presented by Hercules Tires with a visit to Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas, on Saturday, June 13. Time trials are set to hit the speedway at 7:30 p.m, followed by racing at 8 p.m., sharp. Those seeking additional news and notes pertaining to the All Star visit to Lonestar Speedway should visit the facility online at www.lonestarspeedway.com.
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Contingency Awards/Results: Monarch Motor Speedway - June 12, 2020:
Event: Cometic Gasket Thunder Through The Plains presented by Hercules Tires
Entries: 21
C&R Racing All Star Warm-Ups: Scott Bogucki - 11.777
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Aaron Reutzel - 11.281
Ford Performance Heat #1 Winner: Danny Dietrich
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2 Winner: Josh Baughman
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3 Winner: Skylar Gee
Kear’s Speed Shop Dash Winner: Danny Dietrich
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet A-Main Winner: Danny Dietrich
Hercules Tire A-Main Hard Charger: Skylar Gee (+12)
Qualifying
1.87-Aaron Reutzel, 11.281; 2. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 11.596; 3. 28-Scott Bogucki, 11.606; 4. 26-Cory Eliason, 11.624; 5. 11-Zeb Wise, 11.636; 6. 11X-John Carney, 11.673; 7. 48-Danny Dietrich, 11.673; 8. 17-Josh Baughman, 11.685; 9. 1X-Jake Bubak, 11.705; 10. 11c-Roger Crockett, 11.708; 11. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.728; 12. 99-Skylar Gee, 11.806; 13. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr., 11.824; 14. 16A-Justin Sanders, 11.832; 15. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 11.887; 16. 14-Tony Stewart, 11.931; 17. 13-Paul McMahan, 11.990; 18. 23B-Brian Bell, 12.041; 19. 9$-Kyle Clark, 12.124; 20. 4-Danny Smith, 12.484; 21. 70-Justin Peck, ---;
Heat #1 (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer
1. 48-Danny Dietrich [2]; 2. 11C-Roger Crockett [1]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 4. 26-Cory Eliason [3]; 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [5]; 6. 9$-Kyle Clark [7]; 7. 14-Tony Stewart [6]
Heat #2 (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer
1. 17-Josh Baughman [2]; 2. W20-Greg Wilson [1]; 3. 16A-Justin Sanders [5]; 4. 11-Zeb Wise [3]; 5. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [4]; 6. 13-Paul McMahan [6]; 7. 4-Danny Smith [7]
Heat #3 (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer
1. 99-Skylar Gee [1]; 2. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [5]; 3. 11X-John Carney [3]; 4. 23B-Brian Bell [6]; 5. 70-Justin Peck [7]; 6. 28-Scott Bogucki [4]; 7. 1X-Jake Bubak [2]
Dash #1 (6 Laps)
1. 48-Danny Dietrich [1]; 2. 26-Cory Eliason [6]; 3. 99-Skylar Gee [2]; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 5. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [3]; 6. 28-Scott Bogucki [5]; 7. 17-Josh Baughman [7]; 8. 11-Zeb Wise [8]
A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 48-Danny Dietrich [1]; 2. 26-Cory Eliason [2]; 3. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [5]; 4. 11C-Roger Crockett [7]; 5. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [9]; 6. 11-Zeb Wise [18]; 7. 23B-Brian Bell [12]; 8. 14-Tony Stewart [20]; 9. 99-Skylar Gee [3]; 10. 13-Paul McMahan [15]; 11. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 12. W20-Greg Wilson [8]; 13. 11X-John Carney [10]; 14. 16A-Justin Sanders [11]; 15. 17-Josh Baughman [6]; 16. 4-Danny Smith [19]; 17. 1X-Jake Bubak [17]; 18. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [13]; 19. 70-Justin Peck [14]; 20. 9$-Kyle Clark [16] Lap Leaders: Danny Dietrich (1-30)
2020 All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings: (As of June 12, 2020)
1. Aaron Reutzel - 1298
2. Cory Eliason - 1284
3. Danny Dietrich - 1282
4. Brock Zearfoss - 1264
5. Zeb Wise - 1244
6. Paul McMahan - 1210
7. Justin Peck - 1176
8. Tony Stewart - 1170
9. Greg Wilson -1154
10. Skylar Gee - 1150
2020 Thunder Through The Plains Driver Standings: (As of June 12, 2020)
1. Cory Eliason - 1036
2. Danny Dietrich - 1012
3. Aaron Reutzel - 1002
4. Zeb Wise - 984
5. Brock Zearfoss - 984
6. Dominic Scelzi - 970
7. Paul McMahan - 942
8. Greg Wilson - 940
9. Justin Peck - 936
10. Skylar Gee - 932
2020 All Star Circuit of Champions Winners:
Volusia Speedway Park, Fla. (2/5/2020): Brad Sweet
Volusia Speedway Park, Fla. (2/6/2020): Aaron Reutzel
East Bay Raceway Park, Fla. (2/10/2020): Aaron Reutzel (2)
East Bay Raceway Park, Fla. (2/11/2020): Kyle Larson
Park Jefferson International Speedway, S.D. (5/29/2020): Aaron Reutzel (3)
Park Jefferson International Speedway, S.D. (5/30/2020): Austin McCarl
Red Dirt Raceway, Okla. (6/5/2020): Aaron Reutzel (4)
81 Speedway, Kan. (6/7/2020): Kyle Larson (2)
Lawton Speedway, Okla. (6/8/2020): Kyle Larson (3)
Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Texas (6/10/2020): Kyle Larson (4)
Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Okla. (6/11/2020): Brock Zearfoss
Monarch Motor Speedway, Texas (6/12/2020): Danny Dietrich
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Friday, June, 12, 2020
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By Brian Liskai
ATTICA, Ohio - Cap Henry survived a tangle battling for the lead early and drove through lapped traffic in perfect fashion to earn his sixth 410 sprint win at Attica Raceway Park Friday, June 12 on Construction Equipment & Supply/Venture Visionary Partners/Advanced Drainage Systems Night. Ryan Markham benefited from a late race caution and drove into the lead coming to the checkers to win the late model feature while a caution flag also benefited Jamie Miller who held off Paul Weaver for the 305 sprint feature win.
Henry, from Republic, Ohio, took the lead from pole-sitter Zane DeVault on lap two of the 30 lap Callie's Performance Products 410 Sprint feature but the two made contact with DeVault spinning. Henry withstood early pressure from eight time track champion Byron Reed and then picked his way through traffic to score his sixth career Attica win.
"Zack, Mike and all the guys give me a really great race car. Man I got really nervous seeing Byron right there when I came by the scoreboard. We kind of ran out of patience there on the first lap with Zane and I feel bad about that deal," said Henry beside his Lane Racing, Dragon's Milk White, New Holland Spirits, Beer Barrel Bourbon, FK Rod Ends, Wings Unlimited, Kistler Engines, J&J Auto Racing, Linder's Speed Equipment, Lead Head Water Fowl, Ballistic Designs, Geck Electric, Nemesis Designs backed machine.
With three laps to go in the Propane.com/Dirt Nerds Podcast Late Model feature Ryan Markham was nearly a straight away behind the the two leaders. Then a caution came out and the Ashland, Ohio driver sat up in the seat and passed Devin Shiels coming to the checkers for his 16th career Attica win placing him third on the all-time victory list.
"My crew chief got me too tight up on the cushion and I was running them guys down early then I jumped the cushion a couple of times and overheated the tires. I needed that caution just to settle things back down. After that it was just get up on the wheel and see what happens. It was treacherous up there...we had to let her hang out but hey, we're up here," said Markham beside his Hickory Hollow Concrete, Terry's Towing, The Beer Barrel, Accu-Force, Clear Detail, Matco Tools by Jimmy, Innovative Graphics, Mars Trucking backed #5M.
Last week Jamie Miller, the defending Fremont Fence 305 Sprints Attica champion, crashed. Miller made up for it Friday. Miller also benefited from a caution, the yellow waiving with 10 laps to go just as Paul Weaver had passed him for the lead. Miller took advantage of the second chance and held Weaver off for his 25th career 305 sprint feature win, tying him with Mike Linder for second on the track's all-time win list.
"I liked to see everyone of those yellows. Every time Paul would get by me I would just try to stick that top and he would sneak by me and that caution would come out and save me. After that last time I figured there's got to be something down there...I've got to try it. I'm going to try to keep racing longer than Paul and cut into that 49 wins he's got," remarked Miller beside his Reedtown Tavern, Fostoria Mod Shop, Sloopy's Pizza, Phil Ritser Racing, Smitty's Pizza, York Carpet, Crown Battery, Schriner Farms backed #26.
DeVault and Reed brought the field to green for the 30 lap 410 sprint feature with DeVault gaining the advantage over Henry, Reed, Chad Kemenah and Tim Shaffer. While battling for the lead on the second circuit, DeVault spun and on the ensuing restart Brian Lay and Caleb Griffith tangled with Lay taking a nasty flip on the front stretch; he was uninjured. On the restart Henry pulled away slightly as Reed and Kemenah battled for second.
Henry maintained about a five car length advantage over Reed while Kemenah ran comfortably in third with Shaffer battling with last week's winner Stuart Brubaker for fourth. The leaders raced into heavy lapped traffic by the 13th circuit but Henry had little problems navigating through while Reed and Kemenah gave chase. At the halfway point the top three remained unchanged but the race for fourth was heating up between Brubaker, Travis Philo and Shaffer.
As the laps ticked off - after the lap two caution and red the race went caution free the rest of the way - Henry seemed to have things well in hand. But, with seven laps to go a pair of lapped cars were racing side by side in front of Henry and Reed and Kemenah closed. Once he was able to work past the lappers, Henry had a clear track the final three circuits to score the win over Reed, Kemenah, Brubaker and Shaffer.
Matt Irey and Tim Sabo comprised the front row of the late model 25 lap feature and when the green flew Irey blasted into the lead. But a caution involving three cars after one lap was scored bunched up the field. When the green flew Irey had his hands full with Devin Shiels while Markham sat comfortably in third. Shiels mounted a challenge of the lead on lap nine but Irey maintained his composure to continue to lead. With seven laps to go Shiels was putting tremendous pressure on Irey as they raced into traffic. Irey got into a lapped car which gave Shiels the opportunity to grab the lead on lap 21.
Shiels and Irey ran side by side and nose to tail while Markham sat back about a half a straight away from the lead duo. Then a caution flew on lap 22. When the green flew Markham jumped to the cushion while Shiels and Irey stuck to the bottom. Markham took second on lap 23 and was side by side with Shiels as they raced to the white flag. Markham road the cushion to perfection and stole the lead coming to the checkers. Shiels, Irey, Larry Bellman and Sabo rounded out the top five.
The start of the 25 lap 305 sprint feature saw pole-sitter Kyle Capodice jump in to the lead over Miller, Brandon Moore, Weaver and Steve Rando. A multi-car incident after a a lap was scored gave Miller the opportunity to jump up to the cushion and grab the lead on the restart. Weaver drove into second on lap five and closed on Miller. A caution on lap nine just as Miller and Weaver were driving into heavy lapped traffic gave them a clear track.
Miller again drove away on the restart with Weaver, Steve Rando, Capodice and Brandon Moore in pursuit. Just as Weaver executed a slider to take the lead on lap 16, a caution would hand the top spot back to Miller. Miller didn't waste the second chance and held off Weaver for the win with Rando, Capodice and Luke Griffith rounding out the top five.
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Attica Raceway Park Friday, June 12, 2020
[*] indicates starting position
410 Sprints - Callie's Performance Products
Qualifying
1.09-Craig Mintz, 12.516; 2.15K-Chad Kemenah, 12.664; 3.5T-Travis Philo, 12.673; 4.4*-Tyler Street, 12.733; 5.4-Cap Henry, 12.742; 6.3C-Cale Conley, 12.743; 7.16-DJ Foos, 12.757; 8.25M-Chris Andrews, 12.776; 9.9Z-Duane Zablocki, 12.778; 10.49-Shawn Dancer, 12.830; 11.33W-Caleb Griffith, 12.852; 12.22S-Brandon Spithaler, 12.854; 13.3J-Trey Jacobs, 12.860; 14.5-Byron Reed, 12.882; 15.41-Thomas Schinderle, 12.923; 16.45L-Brian Lay, 12.924; 17.23-Cole Macedo, 12.978; 18.2-Ricky Peterson, 13.026; 19.68G-Tyler Gunn, 13.060; 20.28-Tim Shaffer, 13.088; 21.27Z-Zane DeVault, 13.091; 22.81-Lee Jacobs, 13.124; 23.15-Mitch Harble, 13.139; 24.35-Stuart Brubaker, 13.148; 25.19R-Jordan Ryan, 13.170; 26.77I-John Ivy, 13.236; 27.27-Keith Sheffer Jr, 13.342; 28.14-Chad Wilson, 13.384; 29.83-Adam Cruea, 13.387; 30.1-Nate Dussel, 13.429; 31.2L-Landon LaLonde, 13.447; 32.21N-Frankie Nervo, 13.648; 33.8M-TJ Michael, 13.826; 34.88N-Frank Neill, 13.828; 35.12-Corbin Gurley, 13.890; 36.40I-Mark Imler, 13.898; 37.39-Ross Rankine, 14.015; 38.4X-Bradley Ashford, 14.831;
Heat 1, Group A - (8 Laps)
1. 27Z-Zane DeVault[1] ; 2. 5T-Travis Philo[4] ; 3. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[2] ; 4. 4*-Tyler Street[3] ; 5. 15-Mitch Harble[5] ; 6. 40I-Mark Imler[8] ; 7. 21N-Frankie Nervo[7] ; 8. 83-Adam Cruea[6]
Heat 2, Group B - (8 Laps)
1. 22S-Brandon Spithaler[1] ; 2. 68G-Tyler Gunn[5] ; 3. 1-Nate Dussel[6] ; 4. 49-Shawn Dancer[2] ; 5. 09-Craig Mintz[4] ; 6. 3C-Cale Conley[3] ; 7. 88N-Frank Neill[7] ; 8. 39-Ross Rankine[8]
Heat 3, Group C - (8 Laps)
1. 35-Stuart Brubaker[1] ; 2. 28-Tim Shaffer[2] ; 3. 4-Cap Henry[4] ; 4. 77I-John Ivy[5] ; 5. 3J-Trey Jacobs[3] ; 6. 14-Chad Wilson[7] ; 7. 27-Keith Sheffer Jr[6] ; 8. 4X-Bradley Ashford[8]
Heat 4, Group D - (8 Laps)
1. 45L-Brian Lay[1] ; 2. 41-Thomas Schinderle[2] ; 3. 33W-Caleb Griffith[3] ; 4. 23-Cole Macedo[5] ; 5. 25M-Chris Andrews[4] ; 6. 8M-TJ Michael[6] ; 7. 12-Corbin Gurley[7]
Heat 5, Group E - (8 Laps)
1. 81-Lee Jacobs[5] ; 2. 5-Byron Reed[2] ; 3. 15K-Chad Kemenah[4] ; 4. 2-Ricky Peterson[1] ; 5. 19R-Jordan Ryan[6] ; 6. 2L-Landon LaLonde[7] ; 7. 16-DJ Foos[3]
B-Main 1 - (10 Laps)
1. 77I-John Ivy[2] ; 2. 4*-Tyler Street[1] ; 3. 25M-Chris Andrews[5] ; 4. 2-Ricky Peterson[3] ; 5. 14-Chad Wilson[7] ; 6. 12-Corbin Gurley[10] ; 7. 2L-Landon LaLonde[8] ; 8. 88N-Frank Neill[9] ; 9. 83-Adam Cruea[11] ; 10. 40I-Mark Imler[6] ; 11. 4X-Bradley Ashford[12] ; 12. 09-Craig Mintz[4]
B-Main 2 - (10 Laps)
1. 49-Shawn Dancer[1] ; 2. 3J-Trey Jacobs[4] ; 3. 15-Mitch Harble[3] ; 4. 16-DJ Foos[10] ; 5. 23-Cole Macedo[2] ; 6. 8M-TJ Michael[7] ; 7. 21N-Frankie Nervo[8] ; 8. 39-Ross Rankine[11] ; 9. 27-Keith Sheffer Jr[9] ; 10. 19R-Jordan Ryan[5] ; 11. 3C-Cale Conley[6]
A-Main 1 - (30 Laps)
1. 4-Cap Henry[4] ; 2. 5-Byron Reed[2] ; 3. 15K-Chad Kemenah[5] ; 4. 35-Stuart Brubaker[6] ; 5. 28-Tim Shaffer[3] ; 6. 81-Lee Jacobs[9] ; 7. 5T-Travis Philo[7] ; 8. 1-Nate Dussel[15] ; 9. 68G-Tyler Gunn[11] ; 10. 3J-Trey Jacobs[19] ; 11. 25M-Chris Andrews[20] ; 12. 22S-Brandon Spithaler[12] ; 13. 41-Thomas Schinderle[8] ; 14. 49-Shawn Dancer[17] ; 15. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[13] ; 16. 27Z-Zane DeVault[1] ; 17. 77I-John Ivy[16] ; 18. 15-Mitch Harble[21] ; 19. 45L-Brian Lay[10] ; 20. 33W-Caleb Griffith[14] ; 21. 4*-Tyler Street[18]
Hard Charger: 3J-Trey Jacobs +9
305 Sprints - Fremont Fence
Heat 1 - (8 Laps)
1. X-Mike Keegan[2] ; 2. 09-Justin Adams[6] ; 3. 5JR-Jim McGrath Jr.[1] ; 4. 3V-Chris Verda[5] ; 5. 9-Logan Riehl[7] ; 6. 81F-Denny Fisher[4] ; 7. 77X-Jamin Kindred[3]
Heat 2 - (8 Laps)
1. 26-Jamie Miller[2] ; 2. 97-Kyle Peters[3] ; 3. 36-Seth Schneider[6] ; 4. 5M-Mike Moore[1] ; 5. 12S-Zeth Sabo[7] ; 6. 5-Kody Brewer[4] ; 7. 21-Larry Kingseed Jr[5]
Heat 3 - (8 Laps)
1. Z10-Brandon Moore[3] ; 2. 12-Kyle Capodice[1] ; 3. 11G-Luke Griffith[4] ; 4. 75-Jerry Dahms[5] ; 5. 83-Shane Call[6] ; 6. 22-Justin Lusk[7] ; 7. 51-Garrett Craine[2]
Heat 4 - (8 Laps)
1. 1W-Paul Weaver[1] ; 2. 19R-Steve Rando[5] ; 3. 3X-Brandon Riehl[2] ; 4. 13-Jeremy Duposki[7] ; 5. 61-Tyler Shullick[6] ; 6. X15-Kasey Ziebold[3] ; 7. 28-Tad Peck[4]
B-Main 1 - (10 Laps)
1. 9-Logan Riehl[1] ; 2. 83-Shane Call[3] ; 3. 12S-Zeth Sabo[2] ; 4. 61-Tyler Shullick[4] ; 5. 5-Kody Brewer[6] ; 6. 21-Larry Kingseed Jr[10] ; 7. 22-Justin Lusk[7] ; 8. X15-Kasey Ziebold[8] ; 9. 28-Tad Peck[12] ; 10. 81F-Denny Fisher[5] ; 11. 51-Garrett Craine[11] ; 12. 77X-Jamin Kindred[9]
A-Main 1 - (25 Laps)
1. 26-Jamie Miller[6] ; 2. 1W-Paul Weaver[7] ; 3. 19R-Steve Rando[11] ; 4. 12-Kyle Capodice[1] ; 5. 11G-Luke Griffith[10] ; 6. 97-Kyle Peters[9] ; 7. Z10-Brandon Moore[3] ; 8. 3V-Chris Verda[13] ; 9. 61-Tyler Shullick[20] ; 10. X-Mike Keegan[8] ; 11. 9-Logan Riehl[17] ; 12. 5M-Mike Moore[14] ; 13. 3X-Brandon Riehl[2] ; 14. 12S-Zeth Sabo[19] ; 15. 13-Jeremy Duposki[16] ; 16. 75-Jerry Dahms[15] ; 17. 36-Seth Schneider[4] ; 18. 09-Justin Adams[5] ; 19. 5JR-Jim McGrath Jr.[12] ; 20. 83-Shane Call[18]
Late Models - Propane.com/Dirt Nerds Podcast
Heat 1 - (8 Laps)
1. 98-Tim Sabo[2] ; 2. 27B-Eric Wilson[3] ; 3. 36-Matt Irey[5] ; 4. 69W-Jeff Warnick[1] ; 5. 27-Ken Hahn[4] ; 6. B4U-Brad Eitniear[6]
Heat 2 - (8 Laps)
1. 5M-Ryan Markham[2] ; 2. 51-Devin Shiels[4] ; 3. 94-Mike Bores[1] ; 4. 59-Larry Bellman[5] ; 5. 28-Kent Brewer[6] ; 6. 29-Nate Potts[3]
A-Main 1 - (25 Laps)
1. 5M-Ryan Markham[4] ; 2. 51-Devin Shiels[3] ; 3. 36-Matt Irey[1] ; 4. 59-Larry Bellman[8] ; 5. 98-Tim Sabo[2] ; 6. 94-Mike Bores[6] ; 7. 29-Nate Potts[12] ; 8. 27-Ken Hahn[9] ; 9. 28-Kent Brewer[10] ; 10. 69W-Jeff Warnick[7] ; 11. B4U-Brad Eitniear[11] ; 12. 27B-Eric Wilson[5]
- Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1
Winner Brock Zearfoss (Lonnie Wheatley Photo)
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Brock Zearfoss bests field at Southern Oklahoma Speedway for first All Star victory of 2020
ARDMORE, Okla. (June 12, 2020) - For the first time in 2020, and for the fourth time in his career, the ‘Jonestown Jet’ Brock Zearfoss is an Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 main event winner, this time reigning supreme at Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore, Oklahoma, during Cometic Gasket Thunder Through The Plains presented by Hercules Tires action on June 11. Utilizing the outside-pole position, Zearfoss took command for the first time on lap 15 and never looked back, zinging his preferred line around the very topside of the speedway for a $5,000 top prize.
A bit of sweet redemption for the Jonestown, Pennsylvania-based race team, Zearfoss was forced to overcome a mechanical malfunction during qualifying time trials at Devil’s Bowl Speedway before finishing eighth during main event action. Just 24 hours later, Brock Zearfoss and Brock Zearfoss Racing are standing in victory lane.
“This just goes to show how badass my team is. They never stop digging. Even after getting banged up yesterday during qualifying, they had the spare car down before they even towed me off the track,” Brock Zearfoss said, driver of the Brock Zearfoss Racing/Moose’s LZ Bar & Grill/Heavy Equipment, Loaders & Parts Inc./C&D Rigging Inc./BAPS Auto Paints & Supply/No. 3Z sprint car. “A lot of other teams helped us get ready for that heat race. It was nice to salvage the night for an eighth-place finish, but this feels a lot better.”
Before Zearfoss drove his way to the top spot on lap 15, the battle for the lead was perpetual, first held by pole-sitter and full-time All Star, Skylar Gee, for the first five circuits. A caution on lap six would spell bad news for the Canadian hotshot, eventually losing command to Fresno, California’s Dominic Scelzi. The lap six restart would also spell bad news for Zearfoss, who actually slipped back three spots by the time the frontrunners completed the sixth circuit. Zearfoss was racing in the second spot at the time of the caution.
A trio of upcoming caution periods, including a red flag scenario, would give Zearfoss a chance to recover his slip, ultimately battling back to second by lap 11. The ensuing restart after a lap 15 caution is when the ‘Jonestown Jet’ made his winning move, quickly scooting by Scelzi’s No. 41S to lead the circuit.
Despite another four-pack of caution flags, one of which resulting in an open red to allow teams the opportunity to add fuel, and one with just two circuits remaining, Zearfoss held strong and remained untouchable, quickly escaping to a near-straightaway lead as the white flag waved.
“I was pretty mad at myself early on when I lost those three spots. That red flag gave me some time to stew on things a little bit. I knew I was going to have to get up on the wheel,” Zearfoss continued. “I just can’t say enough about my team. Noisey, Tye, and everyone else involved in this deal; they put their heart and soul into this race team. I’m very blessed to be in the position that I’m in. Hopefully we put on a good show for everyone tonight.”
Danny Dietrich powered home second after starting eighth on the grid, followed by Dominic Scelzi, Cory Eliason, and an 11th-starting Justin Sanders.
What’s Next:
The Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 will continue the 2020 edition of Cometic Gasket Thunder Through The Plains presented by Hercules Tires with a visit to Monarch Motor Speedway in Wichita Falls, Texas, on Friday, June 12. Racing is set to hit center stage at 8 p.m. For more information, please visit Monarch Motor Speedway on the Web at www.mmsdirt.com.
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Contingency Awards/Results: Southern Oklahoma Speedway - June 11, 2020:
Event: Cometic Gasket Thunder Through The Plains presented by Hercules Tires
Entries: 24
C&R Racing All Star Warm-Ups: Danny Dietrich - 13.714
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Aaron Reutzel - 13.109
Ford Performance Heat #1 Winner: Dominic Scelzi
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2 Winner: Josh Baughman
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3 Winner: Brock Zearfoss
Kear’s Speed Shop Dash Winner: Skylar Gee
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet A-Main Winner: Brock Zearfoss
Hercules Tire A-Main Hard Charger: Greg Wilson (+9)
Qualifying
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 13.109; 2. 13-Paul McMahan, 13.248; 3. 70-Justin Peck, 13.299; 4. 26-Cory Eliason, 13.338; 5. 99-Skylar Gee, 13.351; 6. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.395; 7. 11x-John Carney, 13.430; 8. 9-Kasey Kahne, 13.459; 9. 16A-Justin Sanders, 13.465; 10. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 13.487; 11. 17-Josh Baughman, 13.536; 12. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 13.557; 13. 23B-Brian Bell, 13.574; 14. 11-Zeb Wise, 13.596; 15. 28-Scott Bogucki, 13.642; 16. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr., 13.645; 17. 52-Blake Hahn, 13.651; 18. 14-Tony Stewart, 13.671; 19. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.858; 20. 4-Danny Smith, 13.977; 21. 1X-Jake Bubak, 14.003; 22. 17w-Harli White, 14.222; 23. 9$-Kyle Clark, 14.368; 24. 21P-Robbie Price, 99.530;
Heat #1 (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer
1. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [1]; 2. 26-Cory Eliason [3]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [6]; 5. 23B-Brian Bell [5]; 6. 11X-John Carney [2]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [7]; 8. 17W-Harli White [8]
Heat #2 (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer
1. 17-Josh Baughman [1]; 2. 9-Kasey Kahne [2]; 3. 11-Zeb Wise [5]; 4. 13-Paul McMahan [4]; 5. 99-Skylar Gee [3]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn [6]; 7. 4-Danny Smith [7]; 8. 9$-Kyle Clark [8]
Heat #3 (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer
1. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [1]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich [3]; 3. 16A-Justin Sanders [2]; 4. 28-Scott Bogucki [5]; 5. 70-Justin Peck [4]; 6. 14-Tony Stewart [6]; 7. 1X-Jake Bubak [7]; 8. 21P-Robbie Price [8]
Dash #1 (6 Laps)
1. 99-Skylar Gee [1]; 2. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [3]; 3. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [2]; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel [6]; 5. 13-Paul McMahan [8]; 6. 70-Justin Peck [7]; 7. 26-Cory Eliason [4]; 8. 17-Josh Baughman [5]
A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [2]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich [8]; 3. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [3]; 4. 26-Cory Eliason [9]; 5. 16A-Justin Sanders [11]; 6. 70-Justin Peck [6]; 7. 13-Paul McMahan [5]; 8. 11-Zeb Wise [12]; 9. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 10. W20-Greg Wilson [19]; 11. 99-Skylar Gee [1]; 12. 1X-Jake Bubak [21]; 13. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [14]; 14. 9-Kasey Kahne [10]; 15. 9$-Kyle Clark [23]; 16. 17W-Harli White [22]; 17. 23B-Brian Bell [15]; 18. 28-Scott Bogucki [13]; 19. 11X-John Carney [16]; 20. 52-Blake Hahn [17]; 21. 4-Danny Smith [20]; 22. 14-Tony Stewart [18]; 23. 17-Josh Baughman [7]; 24. 21P-Robbie Price [24]
Lap Leaders: Skylar Gee (1-5), Dominic Scelzi (6-14), Brock Zearfoss (15-25)
2020 All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings: (As of June 11, 2020)
1. Aaron Reutzel - 1170
2. Cory Eliason - 1138
3. Danny Dietrich - 1132
4. Brock Zearfoss - 1120
5. Zeb Wise - 1106
6. Paul McMahan - 1080
7. Justin Peck - 1064
8. Tony Stewart - 1036
9. Greg Wilson - 1028
10. Skylar Gee - 1018
2020 Thunder Through The Plains Driver Standings: (As of June 11, 2020)
1. Cory Eliason - 890
2. Aaron Reutzel - 874
3. Danny Dietrich - 862
4. Zeb Wise - 846
5. Brock Zearfoss - 840
6. Dominic Scelzi - 830
7. Justin Peck - 824
8. Greg Wilson - 814
9. Paul McMahan - 812
10. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. - 800
2020 All Star Circuit of Champions Winners:
Volusia Speedway Park, Fla. (2/5/2020): Brad Sweet
Volusia Speedway Park, Fla. (2/6/2020): Aaron Reutzel
East Bay Raceway Park, Fla. (2/10/2020): Aaron Reutzel (2)
East Bay Raceway Park, Fla. (2/11/2020): Kyle Larson
Park Jefferson International Speedway, S.D. (5/29/2020): Aaron Reutzel (3)
Park Jefferson International Speedway, S.D. (5/30/2020): Austin McCarl
Red Dirt Raceway, Okla. (6/5/2020): Aaron Reutzel (4)
81 Speedway, Kan. (6/7/2020): Kyle Larson (2)
Lawton Speedway, Okla. (6/8/2020): Kyle Larson (3)
Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Texas (6/10/2020): Kyle Larson (4)
Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Okla. (6/11/2020): Brock Zearfoss
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Photo Credit: Lonnie Wheatley
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